Experience

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  Torque by Ryder

  • Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

  • Sr. Manager: Safety, Health, Security & Environmental

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

    Provide EHSS leadership and support to a new and rapidly growing enterprise. Develop, communicate, and deploy EHSS risk mitigation strategies. Coach and mentor managers and mobile maintenance technicians in a business segment with a complex risk profile. Support all levels of the organization and customers utilizing safety management systems, training, incident investigation, root cause analysis, and proactive process management.

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  Ryder System, Inc.

  • Southwest Region

  • Sr. Manager, Safety, Health & Security

    • Apr 2014 - Aug 2022
    • Southwest Region

    Responsible for providing expertise, guidance, leadership and support for all matters relative to Safety, Health and Security (SHS) at US locations.

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  Greatwide Logistics Services

  • Dallas/FW - Houston

  • Regional Safety Manager

    • Oct 2011 - Mar 2014
    • Dallas/FW - Houston

    Provide support, guidance and training on DOT and OSHA regulations for Texas region operating centers.

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  Knight Transportation, Inc

  • United States
  • Truck Transportation
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Division Manager

    • Oct 2009 - Aug 2011

    Terminal manager for the Dallas TX and Tulsa OK operating centers.

  • Division Manager, Seattle WA Division

    • Jul 2007 - Oct 2009

    Terminal manager for Seattle operations group.

  • Director of Safety and Recruiting, Seattle WA Division

    • Sep 2005 - Jul 2007

    Managed all aspects of FMCSA regulated safety programs in addition to driver recruiting, driver retention, and driver development functions for Pacific Northwest and Western Canada regions.

  • Director of Safety, Southern California Division

    • Jun 2004 - Sep 2005

    Managed all aspects of FMCSA regulated safety programs, including compliance to successful DOT Audits and California BIT inspections.

  • Driver Manager, Northern California Division

    • Jan 2004 - Jun 2004

    Managed a fleet of Regional, OTR, and Local drivers working out of the Northern California markets.

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  Southwall Technologies

  • Operations Team Lead

    • Aug 1997 - Nov 2003

    Managed personnel in all aspects of a Multi-Million dollar Optical Thin Films manufacturing and production operation.

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  JDS Uniphase

  • Operations Team Lead - Optical Thin Films division

    • Apr 1992 - Jun 1997

    Formally Optical Coating Labs Inc. Held leadership positions in many key areas of manufacturing and production operations. Fabricaton, Thin Films, Direct Coat technologies, Evaporation coatings, Government applications, and Cleanroom environments.